Liverpool have experienced spectacular growth and seen the steepest valuation rise of any football club in Forbes’ top 50 list of the most valuable sports teams globally over the last five years.
Forbes magazine’s latest published list of the most valuable sports teams and assets globally arrived over the weekend and pegged Liverpool’s valuation at $5.29bn (£4.25bn), effectively placing the club 20th on the overall list. The Reds have been going through a rise of two places year on year.
Liverpool are currently enjoying a ranking as the fourth most valuable team in world football and 20th overall, behind only Real Madrid in 11th ($6.07bn), Manchester United in 13th ($6bn) and Barcelona in 18th ($5.51bn). Notably, it is by how much the valuation of the Reds has climbed over the last five years that makes their achievement stand out so remarkably.
The club have seen a 176% surge in valuation on the Forbes list – a figure that far outstrips the rises seen even by Real Madrid (48%), Manchester United (46%), Barcelona (36%), Manchester City (102%) and Bayern Munich (59%).
Only Paris Saint-Germain (336%) have seen a higher rise in valuation over the same period, with the Parc des Princes club being valued at $4.21bn and are 36th on the overall list.